Admitted to the Missouri Bar, 2003; Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, 2008; Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 2010.
2003 - Juris Doctorate University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia, MO 2000 - B.A. Communications & minor in Agriculture Economics - Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Benjamin Gray grew up on a farm in Schuyler County, Mo. near Lancaster. Ben graduated from Truman State University, where he became a starting offensive lineman for the NCAA Division II Truman State Bulldogs football team, after walking on to the team. Ben went on to attend the University of Missouri School of Law, in Columbia.
Ben started his legal career as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Later, he prosecuted felony drug distribution cases for three counties in Missouri's Bootheel, as part a government grant program. During his first three years practicing law, Ben prosecuted over 15 jury trials, most of which were serious felonies or DWI cases. In the fall of 2006, Ben joined the attorneys at the law firm of Rice, Spaeth, Summers and Heisserer, LC in Cape Girardeau, where he helped clients successfully navigate their way through everything from complex divorces, serious federal criminal charges, automobile accidents, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, business, corporate and real estate litigation, to appellate work in the Missouri Court of Appeals and the Missouri Supreme Court.
In November 2009, Ben Gray returned home to Northeast Missouri and started his own law practice in Kirksville, where he now concentrates on criminal defense and some civil litigation. Ben is an active member of the CJA Panel in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, and has considerable experience handling serious federal criminal cases. Ben proactively defends criminal cases, with good success and has won several "not guilty" jury trial verdicts.
